CRITTER DISCOVERED

Wind · 05-15-2001, 09:50 PM

Hello. I discovered a black nudibranch.

Its all black w/ a few white spots on the back. I wonder what it is?

naser · 05-15-2001, 10:34 PM

just watch what its around or eats. i had one, died. it either got eaten by a fish or sucked into a powerhead. try to read up on them some arent reef safe!

[This message has been edited by naser (edited 05-16-2001).]

Wind · 05-16-2001, 12:42 AM

YEah.. Im having trouble finding info on them. I'm hoping the boards will help me.

Thanks.

PerryinCA · 05-16-2001, 01:44 AM

Hi Wind,

Without a pic it'll be tough to even get a slight clue as to what it is. Even with one, you'd be hard pressed to get it properly ID'd.

If you didn't buy then it likely came with the LR. That being the case, it may likely have enough food to subside on from things growing on your LR (sponges, polyps...things like that). All Nudi's are carnivores, so hopefully it will find food growing on the rock.

They are cool creatures thats for sure.

-Perry

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Some call it evolution,
And others call it God.
Each In His Own Tongue (1908)
William Herbert Carruth 1859-1924

Wind · 05-16-2001, 02:29 AM

OK. Thanks.

I am just wondering if it is poisonous. I don't want a critter to kill my tank.

lakedawgs · 05-16-2001, 06:13 AM

All black with a few white spots on the back...if it has a small white 'stripe' on the its back it sounds like a Scutus. I have one, seems fairly harmless. A pic would help.
Good Luck,
lakedawgs

Wind · 05-16-2001, 10:24 AM

It's not black, like pure black.

It is smokish colored. It has a few white spots on the back. In the front the eyes and on the back, that flower crown that makes you know its a nudibranch. (I think)

I can't really find a line on the back.

Sorry, i can't get a pic.

05-15-2001, 09:50 PM	#1
Wind Council Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: 90 Gallon (setting up) Posts: 330	CRITTER DISCOVERED Hello. I discovered a black nudibranch. Its all black w/ a few white spots on the back. I wonder what it is?

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05-15-2001, 10:34 PM	#2
naser super-reefer Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: SAN DIEGO, CA Posts: 1,908	just watch what its around or eats. i had one, died. it either got eaten by a fish or sucked into a powerhead. try to read up on them some arent reef safe! [This message has been edited by naser (edited 05-16-2001).]

05-16-2001, 12:42 AM	#3
Wind Council Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: 90 Gallon (setting up) Posts: 330	YEah.. Im having trouble finding info on them. I'm hoping the boards will help me. Thanks.

05-16-2001, 01:44 AM	#4
PerryinCA Governor Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Folsom, CA Posts: 2,103	Hi Wind, Without a pic it'll be tough to even get a slight clue as to what it is. Even with one, you'd be hard pressed to get it properly ID'd. If you didn't buy then it likely came with the LR. That being the case, it may likely have enough food to subside on from things growing on your LR (sponges, polyps...things like that). All Nudi's are carnivores, so hopefully it will find food growing on the rock. They are cool creatures thats for sure. -Perry ------------------ Some call it evolution, And others call it God. Each In His Own Tongue (1908) William Herbert Carruth 1859-1924

05-16-2001, 02:29 AM	#5
Wind Council Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: 90 Gallon (setting up) Posts: 330	OK. Thanks. I am just wondering if it is poisonous. I don't want a critter to kill my tank.

05-16-2001, 06:13 AM	#6
lakedawgs Just Moved In Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 18	All black with a few white spots on the back...if it has a small white 'stripe' on the its back it sounds like a Scutus. I have one, seems fairly harmless. A pic would help. Good Luck, lakedawgs

05-16-2001, 10:24 AM	#7
Wind Council Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: 90 Gallon (setting up) Posts: 330	It's not black, like pure black. It is smokish colored. It has a few white spots on the back. In the front the eyes and on the back, that flower crown that makes you know its a nudibranch. (I think) I can't really find a line on the back. Sorry, i can't get a pic.

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